Began as the 'Mormon Tribune'...
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March 07, 1872
SALT LAKE DAILY TRIBUNE & UTAH MINING GAZETTE, March 7, 1872
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Rare publication
The first 26 issues of this newspaper were titled "Mormon Tribune", followed by the "Salt Lake Tribune" then the above title from 1871.
Various news items of the day, mostly from the West.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, irregular at some margins does not affect any text, good condition.
Background: This 1872 issue of the Salt Lake Daily Tribune & Utah Mining Gazette captures a critical turning point in Western history when Utah's economy shifted from isolated agrarianism to a booming mining powerhouse, driving intense cultural and political conflict. 📰 Originally founded in 1870 as the Mormon Tribune by former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) who opposed Brigham Young’s strict economic monopolies, the paper dropped "Mormon" from its title to appeal to a broader secular audience. By adding "Utah Mining Gazette" to the masthead in 1871, the publishers intentionally used the region's massive silver and base-metal mining boom to attract non-Mormon ("Gentile") settlers, capital, and federal influence into the territory. This specific four-page daily edition serves as a rare, primary-source snapshot of the fierce territorial-federal tensions, statehood debates, and rapid urbanization of mining towns like Park City and Alta, documenting the exact moment the newspaper established itself as the fierce, anti-theocratic voice of Utah's secular opposition.
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Rare publication
The first 26 issues of this newspaper were titled "Mormon Tribune", followed by the "Salt Lake Tribune" then the above title from 1871.
Various news items of the day, mostly from the West.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, irregular at some margins does not affect any text, good condition.
Background: This 1872 issue of the Salt Lake Daily Tribune & Utah Mining Gazette captures a critical turning point in Western history when Utah's economy shifted from isolated agrarianism to a booming mining powerhouse, driving intense cultural and political conflict. 📰 Originally founded in 1870 as the Mormon Tribune by former members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) who opposed Brigham Young’s strict economic monopolies, the paper dropped "Mormon" from its title to appeal to a broader secular audience. By adding "Utah Mining Gazette" to the masthead in 1871, the publishers intentionally used the region's massive silver and base-metal mining boom to attract non-Mormon ("Gentile") settlers, capital, and federal influence into the territory. This specific four-page daily edition serves as a rare, primary-source snapshot of the fierce territorial-federal tensions, statehood debates, and rapid urbanization of mining towns like Park City and Alta, documenting the exact moment the newspaper established itself as the fierce, anti-theocratic voice of Utah's secular opposition.
Item from last month's catalog - #365 - released for April, 2026
Category: The Old West
